Del Toro’s Labyrinth gains Oscar momentum

“Talk about a high concept: A young girl encounters monsters inside a mythic maze in 1940s Spain, while a group of rebels struggles against the newly installed fascist regime. Not exactly ones standard popcorn fare. Yet, somehow, writer-director Guillermo del Toro’s ambitious Picturehouse release “Pans Labyrinth” has become a boxoffice and critical hit, playing equally well with Spanish speakers, art house cinema devotees and the comic book crowd that previously has supported the directors studio-based endeavors namely, 2004s “Hellboy”.”

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